Schooner Vocabulary
Dictionary of Boating Terms

Gaff:
- a free-swinging spar attached to the top of the sail.
Gaff rigged Sloop
Gale--Force 8 on the Beaufort
wind scale34 to 40 knots of wind.
Galley: - The kitchen of a ship.Gallows- A frame used to rest the boom when the sail is down.Gang Plank - Board or ramp used as a walkway from ship to dockGasket-Line used to secure a furled sail to the boom or yards.Gear -A general term for ropes, blocks, tackle and other equipmentGenoa -- also known as genny, usually the biggest jib on the boatGentle Breeze--Force 3 on the Beaufort
wind scale7 to 10 knots of wind.Gibson Girl-- A portable radio transmitter used in life boatsGimball -A device to suspend items, such as a compass or ships' stove, to
keep it level.Gimblet -To turn an anchor round by it's stock.Give-way-vessel -A term, from the Navigational Rules, used to describe
the vessel which must yield in meeting, crossing, or overtaking situations.GMT -- Greenwich Meridian Time, also known as Universal Time or Zula TimeGPS-
global positioning system; is a satellite-based radionavigation used to
determine positionGooseneck-The fitting which secures the boom to the mast.Grapnel-- a kind of four pronged anchor
used to try to hook thing from the bottomGreat Circle - a course plotted on the surface of the globe that is the
shortest distance between two pointsGreek
GalleyEarly sailing vessel 500bc Grog-- A mixture of rum and water which was rationed to the enlistment of
the British navy.Ground Tackle - A collective term for the anchor and anchor gearGudgeon-- A socket on the stern of the vessel on which the rudder's
pintle fits in that hold the rudder to the vessel Gun Deck-- Any deck with guns on most of the old sailing ship it
was a enclosed deck below the main deck.Gun layer- One who aims or lay a gunGunwale (gunnel)-The upper railing of a boat's side.Gunkholing - Cruising in shoal water or overnighting in small coves.